Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

This responsibility is too great for Tiancong to bear; he feels that it's better for everyone to share the burden.

"As for the matter of Gu Teng and his group, we still need to discuss it further!"

"Although Junior Brother Gu Teng and his group have fallen into the hands of the Corpse Yin Sect, the Corpse Yin Sect is willing to release them, so at least their lives are temporarily safe!"

"The most urgent matter is still Junior Brother Gu Qingfeng. He is currently in the hands of the Hehuan Sect. Although his life tablet is not broken, the aura on it is extremely weak!"

Yueqing's meaning was very clear: the matter of Gu Teng and the others being captured by the Hehuan Sect could be put on hold for a while, since the Shiyin Sect had already offered to release them.

"Senior Sister Yueqing (Junior Sister) is right!"

The other peak masters and some hall masters nodded in agreement.

Of course, some of them didn't get along with Tanito, so they didn't really care about Tanito's life or death.

"In my opinion, we should just tell the Hehuan Sect to release them, otherwise we would have already started a war!"

Wu Hui, the master of Tiangang Peak, also had a fiery temper and declared that he would use force to coerce them.

The main reason why Wu Hui harbored such malice towards the Hehuan Sect was because of the good deeds done by Cao Meng.

Ever since Cao Meng revealed the memories of Wu Hui's personal disciple, and the fact that he was a perverted sycophant was spread everywhere, his lifelong reputation has been ruined!
"Wu Hui, you speak so lightly as the Heavenly Gang Peak Master. The strength of the Hehuan Sect is no weaker than that of my Xuantian Sect. Moreover, my Xuantian Sect suffered considerable losses and its morale was greatly damaged in this operation!"

Yueqing couldn't understand how Wu Hui, that idiot, had become the peak master. The previous Tiangang Peak Master actually let Wu Hui succeed him as peak master. He must be crazy!
"Moreover, as far as I know, Cao Meng was also involved when the Hehuan Sect captured Junior Brother Gu."

"And that powerful figure from the Western Regions of Buddha Continent is still in the Eastern Regions of Dao Continent. If Cao Mengzhen really brings that powerful figure to the Xuantian Sect..."

"I reckon one day my Xuantian Sect might end up joining the Golden Buddha Temple, and then others will be left to carve up my Xuantian Sect's corpse!"

Huyan Ke also spoke up to support Yue Qing. Of course, his purpose in speaking up to mock Wu Hui was secondary; his main purpose was to put pressure on Tian Cong, the sect leader.

"If Cao Meng could command that powerful figure, my Xuantian Sect would have been destroyed long ago!"

Despite his recklessness, Wu Hui was not stupid; he had probably guessed that Cao Meng was unable to command the old Living Buddha.

Even if Cao Meng couldn't command that powerful figure from the Western Regions of Buddha Continent, at least he had become acquainted with him.

"To put it bluntly, even without that powerful figure, the Xuantian Sect wouldn't be able to defeat the Hehuan Sect. If we force a war, we'll only be taken advantage of!"

At this moment, Yu Mengshang, the peak master of Qingdie Peak, also spoke up. Although Wu Hui was her sycophant, she did not tolerate him at all.

"Senior Sister Yu is absolutely right. It was all my foolishness!"

As soon as Yu Mengshang spoke, Wu Hui immediately changed his attitude and stance, after all, she was his goddess senior sister!

It has to be said that Wu Hui, this sycophant, is truly a master of his craft.

"what!"

Wu Hui's change of attitude and stance drew disdainful looks from the peak masters and hall masters.

As expected, simps have no stance. Before the goddess makes her stance clear, the simp's stance is meaningless!

"The situation is unclear, so we must not go to war with the Hehuan Sect. We should focus on negotiations!"

Even Tian Cong, the sect leader, had to make a statement at this time.

All the high-ranking officials present supported Tiancong's decision not to go to war!
After all, if the Xuantian Sect really wanted to defeat the Hehuan Sect, they would have acted long ago; why would they have to endure it time and time again?

After all, everyone knows that to destroy a top-tier sect, at least three top-tier sects need to act simultaneously.

If it were a one-on-one battle, the attacking sect would definitely kill 800 enemies but suffer 1800 casualties on its own!

The biggest difference between the attacker and the defender is that the defender has the advantage of terrain and a protective formation, while the attacker has lost the advantage of terrain and can only make up for the deficiencies by relying on the timing and the people!
Moreover, when attacking others, the attacking side must also disperse its forces to defend its own base in order to prevent its base from being raided!

Sometimes, it is highly likely that the attackers will not be able to break through the defenders' protective formation before their belongings are exhausted or their base is raided.

Ordinary people understand this, let alone cultivators.

"Ugh!"

Dan Songzi, the Xuan Dan Peak Master who hadn't said much, sighed and said helplessly:
"It's truly pathetic that our Xuantian Sect, a top-tier righteous sect, has fallen into such a state!"

Despite his sighs, Dan Songzi understood that the current situation was indeed unfavorable for the Xuantian Sect.

Su Qingyue, who hadn't spoken until now, was the first to leave, muttering to herself as she went:

"Cao Meng, is this your revenge against the Xuantian Sect?"

"You shouldn't take your anger out on innocent people. The one who has wronged you is me, your incompetent master!"

"Cao Meng, you are not a bad person at heart. I will definitely guide you back to the right path!"

Cao Meng: No, no, no, the revenge hasn't even begun yet!
As for the innocent?

Hehehe!
When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent!

Suqin Peak of the Hehuan Sect...

Cao Meng had just refined a batch of Supreme Yang Pearls when the female demon came knocking on his door.

"You unfilial disciple, your master is preparing to hold a grand disciple-acceptance celebration in three months, inviting all sects to a banquet!"

The female demon had already discussed the disciple-acceptance celebration with the higher-ups of the Hehuan Sect.

Of course, there were also those who objected, but after Duanmu Fei put the sword to the other person's neck, the other person made a different choice.

"You unfilial disciple, the invitations haven't been sent out yet, so I'm planning to have you send them out. But the grand plan to seek divine guidance can't be abandoned, can it?"

As Duanmu Fei spoke, she glanced at Cao Meng every now and then, hoping that this rebellious disciple would have some sense and be more sensible.

"Master, stop beating around the bush, you just want to know the method for refining the Immortal Mechanism!"

Cao Meng wasn't stupid; he knew perfectly well that the female demon wanted to know the method for refining the Immortal Mechanism.

The reason they sent me to deliver the invitations was actually to ask about the method of refining the immortal secrets!
"Cough cough!"

Consort Duanmu coughed and said irritably:
"You unfilial disciple, stop talking nonsense! Your master is not that kind of person!"

Although that's what I meant, I didn't let this traitor say it out loud.

Can't this rebellious disciple give his master some face? Shouldn't he voluntarily offer up the method for refining the Immortal Inquiry Technique?

"Senior Sister Duanmu, stop pretending!"

The gossip-loving fairy Xia Yulan directly exposed Duanmu Fei's true intentions: she also wanted to learn how to refine the Immortal Machine.

"This divination technique is a bit complicated. Don't blame me if you can't learn it!"

Cao Meng agreed to teach the female demon and the great fairy how to refine the Immortal Seeking Technique. To be honest, he could refuse to teach others, but he really couldn't refuse to teach these two girls!

The female demon was secretly delighted, but then she remembered how Nangong Yan and Han Sijing had been tricked by Cao Meng, so she threatened them:
"You traitorous disciple, if you dare to play tricks on me, I'll definitely hang you at the sect gate and beat you!"

Consort Duanmu warned this rebellious disciple in advance that if he dared to play tricks on her again, she would make him cry more than he could laugh!
"You little brat, hurry up and give me the ability to refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine!"

During this time, while Cao Meng was refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine, Xia Yulan observed him under the guise of supervision. Although she felt that she had learned it, she would definitely cause the furnace to explode if she tried to refine it in private.

This situation was the same as when I was making bubble tea; I kept failing.

She had long suspected that Cao Meng possessed a secret, a strange power of rules that prevented others from making bubble tea and asking about immortal secrets.

Only those with his permission can make bubble tea and ask for divine answers.

"System, grant authorization!"

Faced with the threat of the female demon and the great fairy, Cao Meng quickly summoned the system to grant the female demon and Xia Yulan the authority to refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine.

Cao Meng granted Xia Yulan the production rights, and she immediately felt confident that she could do it again, so she began to refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine. Xia Yulan had already watched the process of refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine hundreds of times, and she was already very familiar with it.

While Xia Yulan was refining the Immortal Inquiry Machine alone, Cao Meng began to teach the female demon step by step.

As time passed, the first batch of ten Immortal Inquiry Machines crafted by Xia Yulan were completed.

"I succeeded!"

Xia Yulan was overjoyed when she saw the Immortal Inquiry Machine she had successfully crafted.

Although she couldn't refine a thousand Immortal-Asking Machines in one batch like Cao Meng, it was already quite good for her to have ten without any defects in one batch.

After all, not everyone has a cheat code like Cao Meng, and not everyone has a safety net!
Moreover, Xia Yulan is not a professional weapon refiner. Her talent lies in talismans, and her weapon refining talent is just so-so!

Soon, the Immortal Inquiry Machines from the female demon's side were also completed. Only nine of them were needed to be used, as one had exploded!
This is the first time the female demon has refined the Immortal Inquiry Machine, unlike the great demon who had already tried it in secret before.

"It's clearly only a first-tier weapon forging technique, but the complexity of its crafting is comparable to that of a third-tier weapon forging technique!"

Looking at the Immortal Inquiry Machine she had crafted, Consort Duanmu couldn't help but sigh. She never imagined that the complexity of crafting a first-tier spiritual weapon could be comparable to that of a third-tier spiritual weapon.

Nonsense, the cost of a first-tier spiritual artifact, the Immortal Inquiry Machine, is only one hundred low-grade spirit stones.

The material cost of some second-tier spiritual artifacts may not necessarily be 100 low-grade spirit stones.

"You guys take your time refining it, I'm going to take a nap!"

Cao Meng greeted the great demon and the female demon, then left the house to sunbathe and take a nap in the courtyard.

At the same time, he was also thinking about finding a weapon-refining maid to help him refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine.

As for the female demon and the great fairy?
Putting aside whether these two are willing to become weapon refiners, they are both amateur weapon refiners, and their weapon refining skills are just barely passable!

I need to find a professional weapon refiner, whose main job is weapon refining, and preferably whose weapon refining level can reach the fourth or fifth level.

Unfortunately, although the Wenxianji is a first-tier spiritual weapon, its crafting process is too complex, and crafters below the third tier basically cannot craft it.

"You can get out of the sect now!"

When the female demon saw that Cao Meng was about to go to sleep, she immediately scolded him with exasperation.

"???"

"Didn't we say we don't need to send invitations anymore?"

Cao Meng was stunned. Wasn't sending out invitations just a pretext for the female demon to ask him to teach her how to refine the Immortal Inquiry Mechanism?
Now that the female demon has learned how to refine the Immortal Inquiry Machine, why does she still want to expel herself from the sect?
"You unfilial disciple, your senior sister has just broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. She should go out and explore to hone her skills. It would be perfect for you to be Yingji's protector!"

The "level of harmony" that Consort Duanmu spoke of can actually be translated as murder.

The idea was to let An Yingji practice against Nascent Soul cultivators outside, thereby improving her strength and making up for her own shortcomings.

"You traitor! Besides, what you want is something the Joyful Union Sect doesn't have, but the Corpse Yin Sect and the Blood Demon Sect might."

Why don't you go ask the Corpse Yin Sect and the Blood Demon Sect how the plan will be completed? Are you expecting them to deliver the pills when the celebration begins?

"Remember to be back on time before the celebration begins!"

Consort Duanmu asked Cao Meng to go out for a stroll, firstly to act as An Yingji's protector, and secondly to see if he could find the elixir needed in their plan.

If the Corpse Yin Sect and the Blood Demon Sect cannot find this elixir, their master and disciple will have to change their plans against the Xuan Tian Sect!

"Master, I'm afraid of being arrested!"

Cao Meng didn't want to go out. He just wanted to lie around in the Hehuan Sect and occasionally go to the Xuantian Pavilion brothel to listen to music.

Silently wait for the spirit stones to arrive, then spend real money to upgrade your cultivation level.

"What are you afraid of? That old Living Buddha is still in the Eastern Region Daozhou. You can still use his power for a while."

Plus, with the money you've been living off the Corpse Yin Sect, and the protection of Chi Liyu from that sect, as long as you haven't advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, who would dare to touch you above the half-step Nascent Soul stage!

The female demon punched Cao Meng on the head, deeming the traitorous disciple utterly useless and lazy.

This rebellious disciple is lazy enough, but his aptitude is so high, and his cultivation speed is extremely fast. It's infuriating!
"Uncle-Master Xia, I can't bear to part with you!"

Although the female demon was telling the truth, Cao Meng really didn't want to go out.

He wanted to discuss cultivation with the great demon of the Hehuan Sect, and when he had time, he would go to Wanqi Peak to find Uncle Yinghuai to cultivate together. Of course, he also wanted to ride Master Miezu!

"You little rascal, you can go without worry. We'll take good care of your businesses!"

Xia Yulan was too willing to part with Cao Meng, because Cao Meng was going to take An Yingji with him on this trip, which would make it easier for her to seize control of the Wenxianji business.

"Uh~"

Cao Meng was immediately embarrassed, rolled his eyes at the vixen Xia Yulan, and said irritably:
"Uncle Xia, I'm just going away for three months, not passing away!"

Cao Meng suspected that the great demon was cursing him and wanted to inherit his legacy.

"No no no!"

Xia Yulan covered her mouth and giggled, not at all afraid of angering Cao Meng.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Cao Meng was about to leave, the female demon called him back.

"Master, I knew you couldn't bear to part with me!"

Cao Meng quickly stopped and turned around. He didn't want to go out and suffer; he wanted to stay in the Hehuan Sect and enjoy a life of leisure.

"Hand over the cultivation method for 'Sword Demon's Fury' before you get out!"

As it turns out, Cao Meng was overthinking things; Duanmu Fei was simply craving Cao Meng's "Sword Demon's Fury"!
"No no no!"

Xia Yulan laughed even harder when she saw Cao Meng's tearful expression. This little rascal was such a drama queen.

Cao Meng took out two martial arts techniques. He gave "Sword Demon's Fury" to the female demon and "A Sword Across Worlds" to the great demon.

"Traitor, when you get out of here, take your mount and humanoid pet with you!"

Although the humanoid pet that Duanmu Fei mentioned was naturally Shishi, she estimated that no one in the Nascent Soul stage would dare to make a move against Cao Meng.

However, she felt it was better to be on the safe side, since some people might be incredibly audacious.

"Use it sparingly!"

Before leaving, the great fairy Xia Yulan showed Cao Meng a fifth-tier talisman.

As for the female demon, she gave him a mid-grade fifth-tier flying boat to help Cao Meng escape if he encountered a Nascent Soul cultivator.

When Cao Meng went to meet up with his senior sister Yuanzhong, he found that An Yingji was already waiting for him with Zi Rou'er.

"Why are you here?"

Cao Meng was very unhappy with Zi Rou'er's flatness.

"Rou'er, she has nothing to do at the Hehuan Sect, so Sect Master Zi suggested that Rou'er come with us for trials and travels!"

Before Zi Rou'er could even speak up to explain, An Yingji spoke up for her.

"Forehead……"

Cao Meng was immediately embarrassed. He felt that his nemesis senior sister was mentally ill and needed treatment.

Who goes out on a trial with a burden, especially a tablet! (End of Chapter)